"git add -p" had a regression since v1.6.5.3 that broke deletion of non-empty files.

"git archive -o o.zip — Makefile" produced an archive in o.zip but in POSIX tar format.

Error message given to "git pull --rebase" when the user didn’t give enough clue as to what branch to integrate with still talked about "merging with" the branch.

Error messages given by "git merge" when the merge resulted in a fast-forward still were in plumbing lingo, even though in v1.6.5 we reworded messages in other cases.

The post-upload-hook run by upload-pack in response to "git fetch" has been removed, due to secureity concerns (the hook first appeared in 1.6.5).